Category Archives: Richard Wang
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd9 Standings
Final Standings
IM Richard Wang is the new Canadian Junior Champion winning with 6.5/9. The tournament was fabulously organized by the Chess and Math Association.
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | CAN | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
2 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | CAN | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | CAN | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
4 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | CAN | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | |
FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | CAN | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | |
6 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | CAN | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | CAN | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | |
8 | Song Michael | 2322 | CAN | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | |
9 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | CAN | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | |
10 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 |
Here is his rd8 game against FM Kleinman,M.
Wang,Richard(2454)-Kleinman,Michael(2368)
Classical Pirc[B08]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Champions Toronto(8),26.12.2012
Position 1
Black is in a bad way.Bh8 is locked out by white’s pawn chain and Bd7 is restricted by black’s own pawn chain. How should white continue?
White to Play
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd8 Standings and Results
Standings
Richard Wang has the sole lead with 6/8.
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
3 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | |
4 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | ||
5 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | |
6 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3 | ||
8 | Song Michael | 2322 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3 | ||
10 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 |
Results Rd8
In a rather odd round, all games were decisive.
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Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
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2454 | Richard Wang | 1-0 | Michael Kleinman | 2368 |
2449 | Joey Qin | 1-0 | Karoly Szalay | 2392 |
2322 | Michael Song | 1-0 | Nikita Kraiouchkine | 2351 |
2300 | Razvan Preotu | 1-0 | Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté | 2187 |
2440 | Roman Sapozhnikov | 1-0 | Louie Jiang | 2406 |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd6 Game
Here is an attacking game by IM Richard Wang from Rd6 of the Canadian Jr Ch.
Wang,Richard (2454)- Szalay,Karoly(2392)
Zukertort[D05]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Championship Toronto (6), 26.12.2012
The Zukertort System claims another victim.
Position 1
The roles are clear in the middlegame reached. White is attacking and black is defending. How should white continue?
White to Play
Position 2
White has broken through on the kingside. How should white continue the attack?
White to Play
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd7 Standings
Standings Rd7
IM Wang and FM Kleinman share the lead with 5/7.
Photo Cjcc 2012
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Rk. | Name | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
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1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | ||
2 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
3 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | ||
4 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | |||
5 | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | |||
6 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | |||
7 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3 | |||
8 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | |||
9 | Song Michael | 2322 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2 | |||
10 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2 |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd5
Rd 5 Standings Cjcc
Kleinman is in the sole lead with 4/5.
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Name | Title | FIDE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points |
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Joey Qin | 2263 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | – | – | – | – | ½ | 3 ½ | ||
Michael Song | 2177 | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 ½ | ||
Razvan Preotu | 2109 | 0 | ½ | – | – | – | – | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2 ½ | ||
Roman Sapozhnikov | FM | 2334 | 0 | ½ | – | – | – | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
Louie Jiang | FM | 2328 | ½ | – | – | – | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | – | 3 ½ | |
Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté | 2064 | – | – | – | – | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 ½ | ||
Nikita Kraiouchkine | 2245 | – | – | – | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 0 | 1 ½ | ||
Karoly Szalay | 2159 | – | – | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | – | 2 ½ | ||
Michael Kleinman | FM | 2307 | – | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |
Richard Wang | IM | 2370 | ½ | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 ½ |
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd2
Results
There were 3 decisive games in rd 2.
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Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | ||
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2454 | IM | Wang Richard | 1-0 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | |
2351 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 0 – 1 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | |
2392 | Szalay Karoly | 1-0 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | |
2368 | FM | Kleinman Michael | ½ – ½ | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | |
2449 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | ½ – ½ | Song Michael | 2322 |
Here is a powerful game by IM Richard Wang
Richard Wang(2454)-Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté(2187)
Benoni 7.Bf4[A61]
CJCC Toronto, ON The Briton House, Toronto, ON (2), 26.12.2012
Position 1
White has pressure on the queenside but black has the bishop pair. How should white proceed?
White to Play
IM Wang,Richard(CAN)
From Chesstalk as posted by Vlad Rekhson Dec 3 2012
IM Wang,Richard(CAN) WYCC under 14 Open bronze medalist is getting some notice.
‘EDMONTON – In the same way music fans might say “Mozart played this piano,” chess fans are already saying “I beat Richard Wang — when he was eight.”
Vlad Rekhson, executive director of the Alberta Chess Association and a pretty good chess player himself, can boast that he beat Richard — when the young player was about 11….(more)’- see EdmontonJournal-Check and Mate
Also here is video from Global TV Edmonton Chess Story
He will participate in the strong Canadian Junior Championship in Toronto later in December. He is player 10 as determined in the drawing of lots.
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No | Title | Name | CFC | FIDE | Prov |
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1 | Qin | 2449 | 2263 | ON | |
2 | Song | 2322 | 2177 | ON | |
3 | Preotu | 2300 | 2109 | ON | |
4 | FM | Sapozhnikov | 2440 | 2334 | ON |
5 | FM | Jiang | 2406 | 2328 | QC |
6 | Chiku-Ratte | 2187 | 2064 | QC | |
7 | Kraiouchkine | 2351 | 2245 | QC | |
8 | Szalay | 2392 | 2159 | ON | |
9 | FM | Kleinman | 2368 | 2307 | ON |
10 | IM | Wang | 2454 | 2370 | AB |
Richard scored 8.5/11 in the under 14 Open of the recent World Youth Championshiops in Maribor.
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Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | Res. | |
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1 | 90 | Urazayev Arystanbek | 1918 | KAZ | 6.5 | s 1 | |
2 | 51 | Santos Ruiz Miguel | 2082 | ESP | 6 | w 1 | |
3 | 33 | Asgarizadeh Ahmad | 2170 | IRI | 6.5 | s 1 | |
4 | 21 | Wu Christopher | 2239 | USA | 7 | w 1 | |
5 | 18 | Repka Christopher | 2258 | SVK | 7 | s ½ | |
6 | 30 | Sibashvili Giorgi | 2200 | GEO | 8 | w ½ | |
7 | 14 | Paravyan David | 2285 | RUS | 7.5 | s 0 | |
8 | 42 | Xu Minghui | 2112 | CHN | 6.5 | w ½ | |
9 | 28 | FM | Martinez Alcantara Jose Eduar | 2210 | PER | 6.5 | s 1 |
10 | 39 | Pranav Vijay | 2127 | IND | 6.5 | w 1 | |
11 | 20 | Gajek Radoslaw | 2250 | POL | 7.5 | s 1 |
IM Wang,R-GM Hansen,E Canadian Open 2012
Some background on IM Wang from the 2009 WYCC..
Video by Andrei Botez as posted on by Andrei Chesstalk Message Board
Here is a key game between two of Canada’s top young players. Hansen since became a GM at the 2012 Olympiad and has qualified for the World Cup 2012. Wang is currently 4-0 at the WYCC 2012.
Wang,Richard (2307) – Hansen,Eric (2447)
Colle-Zukertort [A46]
2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship Victoria Canada (5), 10.07.2012
The middlegame is tense. Just who is attacking who? White is the plan for white? Is the a combination?
White to Play